Community people: RHS FCCLARussellville High School FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) members Madison Needham and Callie Purtell won Silver at the state competition on Feb. 25 in Conway. They placed in Interior Design and qualified to go to the national competition in San Diego, Calif., in July. In the Interior Design competition they had to create a floor plan, an elevation and a furniture interior plan addressing the specifics of the design scen...

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Community people: Russellville Lions Club President, Kurt JonesThe Russellville Lions Club President, Kurt Jones, Russellville’s City Engineer, presented a program outlining the responsibilities of his office which includes maintaining all city streets that aren’t designated state highways, maintaining existing sidewalks, building new sidewalks, street lights and traffic lights. They are currently working with Corps of Engineers on a project to relieve flooding at Parkway and North Arkansas area.

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Community people: Miss ArkansasMiss Arkansas, Loren McDaniel, visited the Russellville Rotary Club during Miss Tech Pageant week. She was a part of the Miss Arkansas Tech Pageant that was Feb. 19, in Witherspoon Auditorium on the campus of Arkansas Tech. Pictured with Loren are Dr. Ernie Enchelmayer, Dr. Ed Bashaw and Dr. Jim Collins.

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Community people: Pottsville FCCLA STAR eventsOn Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2016, Lauren Fryer, Krista Standridge and Jessica Taylor, members of the Pottsville High School FCCLA chapter, competed in the Arkansas State FCCLA STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Events in Conway. STAR Events are competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. They competed in the Life Event P...

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2015 fire linked to city investigationThe Russellville City Council launched a special investigation on Feb. 26 into internal issues involving the Russellville Fire Department that resulted in interviews with the department’s 55 employees. These interviews, conducted by Human Resource Director Tanessa Vaughn, are still ongoing, as is the investigation as a whole. “I think the potential is there for a lawsuit,” City Attorney Trey Smith said, citing possible legal action as his prim...

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Community people: Russellville Music ClubMembers of the Russellville Music Club enjoyed a program given by ATU pianist Sally Todd at the club’s March meeting. From left are Vicky Kiehl, Nonnie Driver, Sue Gore, Sally Todd, Brian Conatser, Ann Shields and Karen Smith.

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Two Clarksville men killed in wreckLittle Rock — Two Clarksville men were killed Sunday during a vehicle accident in Springdale. Alejandro Hernandez, 23, and Guillermo Sanchez, 22, were passengers in a vehicle traveling northbound on Turner Street on a rainy and cloudy morning. The driver, a 19-year-old man who survived but sustained injuries and was treated at Washington Regional Medical Center, lost control of the vehicle, ran off the road and hit a tree, according to an Arka...

Community people: RHS Senior Atziri CruzRussellville High School Senior Atziri Cruz presents Russ Bus Representative Fred Teague with a check for $400. Students involved in the student council and the Renaissance Foundation, a program developed to promote better citizenship as well as academic excellence, worked together to raise the $400. The Russ Bus is a nonprofit that works to improve the living situation of people in the Russellville area that are homeless.

Community people: CASA of the 5th Judicial DistrictCASA of the 5th Judicial District received a $19,245 grant from River Valley United Way for 2016. The grant is part of over $300,000 in grants made from River Valley United Way to programs serving residents of Pope, Johnson and Yell counties.

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Community people: Community Christian School and ATUCommunity Christian School partnered with Arkansas Tech University’s International and Multicultural Student Services to bring World View Week to their high school students. Each day of the week a different country was represented, and a 50-minute presentation was provided which included a time of questions and interaction. A list of countries included Morocco, China, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and India. Pictured is a group photo of India and Mo...

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Foster kids enjoy camp just for themForty foster kids ages 7-11 in Pope County will spend a week this summer being treated as royalty — red carpet and all — as they participate in Royal Family Kids’ Camp (RFKC) hosted by Pottsville Assembly of God. “It's to let them know they are loved, and there are great people out there who care for them,” said Debbie Young, who started and directs the camp. “Not all of the kids were physically abused, but many of them suffered from neglect. ...

'Quite a few' Pope County residents cut off from food stampsStatewide, about 12,000 unemployed Arkansans will begin losing their access to food stamps at the end of March. Local administrators are not yet able to quantify how many of those live in Pope County, but they assured “it will be quite a few people.” JoLayne Coffman, administrator at the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS) office in Russellville, said March “will be a lot of people's last month” receiving benefits to which they've bec...

Pope County kids fed all yearWhen food providers for a backpack program that fed children in the Pope County pulled its supply, Kristin Foster and other volunteers wasted no time expanding the already bustling River Valley Food 4 Kids (RVF4K) program. “Since we stepped in, we haven't had to reduce any of the food that the kids would receive with the backpack program,” Foster said. “A lot of these kids would be without food if we wouldn't have.” During summers, kids from l...

Crash reports available onlineThe Russellville Police Department (RPD) is now offering digitized crash reports online that will enable those who've recently been in an accident to access their crash report and print it off from any location, rather than having to go to the police station and physically pick up a copy. “Anything we can do to lessen the burden of inconvenience for the community, we want to do and help,” said Drew Latch, a public information officer with the ...